Toyota introduced the GR Sport to the top of the Hilux range last year, attracting a lot of attention and no small amount of orders. It had a styling package inspired by Toyota’s recent history of success in the Dakar and other cross-country rallies, and it had tuned suspension designed to sharpen up its steering and handling in corners and
prevent its responses from softening under prolonged hard use.
We tested the GR Sport last year and concluded that, to quote ‘our prayers have been answered.’ That was in reference
to the suspension package, because our biggest criticism of everyday Hiluxes has been that we’d like to see more steering feel and response on the way into corners, particularly at speed.
Safe to say, the GR Sport got a massive thumbs-up from us. So what happened? Toyota replaced it.
Read the full article in the November issue of Overlander 4×4 now –
